Crisp Cuts from the C-Suite

In this episode, we will connect with Andy McCulloch. Andy McCulloch joined Kaiser Permanente in 2006 as President of the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan of the Northwest, leading the Northwest Region to a consistent ranking as one of the United States’ highest performing health systems. Andy is widely recognized for his leadership and contributions to the field of healthcare administration and public health. Andy retired from this role in July of 2017, and he lives in the Portland area.

For today's episode, we connect with Mike Fritz, who is the CEO of DWFritz Automation located in Wilsonville, Oregon. He joined the company in 1999 after 11 years at Nike. In 2007, Mike took over as President and CEO. Since then, the company has grown to over 500 employees worldwide. In 2018, Mike won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Under his transformational leadership, DWFritz has continued to grow while providing top level service to clients in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Mike lives in the Portland area with his wife Kristin, and they have three grown children.

We connect with Dick Clark in today's episode. Dick joined The Portland Clinic as CEO in the summer of 2015, bringing 30 years of senior management and healthcare leadership experience. Prior to joining The Portland Clinic, Dick spent nearly 12 years with Providence. As Executive Director of Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation, Dick oversaw $185 million in assets and led a $74 million capital campaign. Before making the transition to healthcare, Dick was an executive at the Portland Rose Festival for 15 years. He started in 1988 as the Director of Public Relations and Marketing. In his final 10 years with the Rose Festival, Dick served as the Executive Director overseeing a 100-member board and 5,000 volunteers. He has been an active member of the Portland Rotary Club since 1996 and served as its President in 2007-2008. He served for two years as Chair of the Oregon Ethics in Business program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Portland. He was named the Club’s Rotarian of the year in 2010 and 2014. A native resident of Portland, Dick and his wife, Liz have two children – Scott, and his wife June, who live in San Francisco, and Kate, who lives in New York City.

In this episode, we connect with Peggy Maguire who is the President of the Cambia Health Foundation and the SVP of Corporate Responsibility and Palliative Care. Peggy works with a wide range of stakeholders to improve care for people with serious illness and support family caregivers. Under her leadership, the Cambia Health Foundation has invested more than $44M to advance palliative care access, quality and awareness. Peggy also directs Cambia’s regional health plans’ Personalized Care Support program, which includes health insurance benefits for palliative care services, advance care planning, specialized care management, and caregiver recognition and support.

In the first episode of our series, we’ll connect with Jon Gehrs, a Co-Founder of Pacific Foods, based in Tualatin, Oregon. His most recent role was serving as President of the Packaged Foods Division at the company. In 2017, Gehrs helped navigate the sale of Pacific Foods to Campbell Soup Company for $700 million. He now serves as Chairman of the Board for The Toasted Oat and Smith Brothers Farms, among other interests.

Crisp Cuts from the C-Suite is a quick dive into the personal and professional lives of executives along the West Coast. We will cover everything from leadership and professional development to... tacos! Yes, we’re asking the hard hitting questions so you can get to know these execs on a more personal level. What makes them tick? Listen to find out more!